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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Megacorp's Attitudes
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 07:06:45 -0600
Glenn Munro wrote:
|
| While I've enjoyed the differing points of views posted in this thread I've
| finally concluded the POVs are just different methods of accountancy
| something akin to Bulls and Bears on the stockmarket. Both arguements on
| whether it's cost effective to chase a group of runners or not depend on
| long term projections of what will happen in given scenarios.

My POV is that each Megacorp, and each division of a Megacorp, will
react differently to a given situation and their needs/desires at the
time. Making a broad sweeping statement that All Megacorps are the
same (will kill the runners) doesn't work for me. Megacorps can have
different "personalities" just like characters. Just because they
have the resources to kill the runners doesn't, IMHO, mean they
will. Hey, this is a roleplaying game right?

-David
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1068/homepage.htm
--
Yoink! - The sound of a crescent roll being stolen.
Message no. 2
From: Angel Ramos y David Fayes <hansa@****.NET>
Subject: Re: Megacorp's Attitudes
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 07:56:25 -0400
At 07:06 AM 02/07/1997 -0600, David wrote:
>
>My POV is that each Megacorp, and each division of a Megacorp, will
>react differently to a given situation and their needs/desires at the
>time. Making a broad sweeping statement that All Megacorps are the
>same (will kill the runners) doesn't work for me. Megacorps can have
>different "personalities" just like characters. Just because they
>have the resources to kill the runners doesn't, IMHO, mean they
>will. Hey, this is a roleplaying game right?
>

I agree with you about Corps having the resources to kill runners and not
choosing to do so. It that was always the case ( killing runers for
screwing things up or messing w/their interests) there would be no runners
for hire when they wouldn't like to dirt their hands.


Saludos
The Elven Mage
Message no. 3
From: Glenn Munro <eazy@*****.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Megacorp's Attitudes
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 23:51:55 +1000
At 11:07 PM 02/07/97 -0500, you wrote:
>| While I've enjoyed the differing points of views posted in this thread I've
>| finally concluded the POVs are just different methods of accountancy
>| something akin to Bulls and Bears on the stockmarket. Both arguements on
>| whether it's cost effective to chase a group of runners or not depend on
>| long term projections of what will happen in given scenarios.
>
>My POV is that each Megacorp, and each division of a Megacorp, will
>react differently to a given situation and their needs/desires at the
>time. Making a broad sweeping statement that All Megacorps are the
>same (will kill the runners) doesn't work for me. Megacorps can have
>different "personalities" just like characters. Just because they
>have the resources to kill the runners doesn't, IMHO, mean they
>will. Hey, this is a roleplaying game right?

That's what I'm trying to say. TC follows Aztech's tight security
philosophy while Paul would prefer to spend money on other things that
directly produce profit. They're both going thru problem solving processes
but coming up with different answers. Its the different answers they get
that give the character to the corps not how they got the answer

QuickFix
Message no. 4
From: Bruce <gyro@********.CO.ZA>
Subject: Re: Megacorp's Attitudes
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 13:55:29 +0200
At 07:56 AM 03-07-97 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I agree with you about Corps having the resources to kill runners and not
>choosing to do so. It that was always the case ( killing runers for
>screwing things up or messing w/their interests) there would be no runners
>for hire when they wouldn't like to dirt their hands.
>
>
>>>>>>>> Lets also consider that these killings must be done by
someone, that
someone must be highly compensated for their trouble (often on
goverment, not corp ground), and that such persons are rarer than we
like to think. That's me. Thanks<<<<<<<


>
>
>>>>>>BRUCE
"Dont hit me, I just drive the car!"
-Sharkboy, our Rigger to peeved razorgal<<<<<<<

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